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ITM Games<\/a> have a number of games titles for groups of 6 to 12 available for purchase and download. These role playing games have character profiles for each player, with clues distributed throughout the party via clue packs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ITM Games offer a range of murder mystery games, which contain a murder, and mystery games, that have a crime instead of a murder. The mystery games are more suited to a younger audience. In both cases the crime\/murder is committed prior to the start of the party and so all guests are suspects and no-one is \u201ckilled\u201d during the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their games are unique in that the murderer does not know they have committed the crime and so can fully participate in the accusations and have a double-bluff at the denouncement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out www.itmgames.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another option for a party with family and friends are the \u201cfreeform\u201d games<\/strong>. Similar to the above, all the characters are given profiles, but instead of the information being distributed throughout the event, the players are given character assignments at the outset to complete throughout the party. They are told who to speak to and suggestions of information to find and what to hide. Often they are given the opportunity to commit murders as the event progresses and to bribe\/blackmail each other. If you feel your guests would be comfortable to mill around questioning each other, this sort of game may be suitable. It does require people to \u201cnetwork\u201d and be mobile rather than read the next clues and ask questions around the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are thinking of more than 20 guests, you really need to think of a core group of suspects. More than 20 people with means\/motive\/opportunity is too much to handle! <\/p>\n\n\n\n A Murder Mystery production can be interactive or observatory. Observatory is when you go to the theatre for the evening, and involves no audience participation. Interactive shows require the audience to take part. For interactive events, the choice depends on whether you want your guests to be suspects as well as investigators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want the audience to play the suspects, you could have a comp\u00e8red show where some of the guests are given a character profile to read. As they do not have to learn a script, just read a few pages, the characters and pages to be read can be distributed on the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the audience are given their scripts\/pages on the night, they do not have time to develop a character or to learn the background of the story. Therefore, they are restricted to reading what is put in front of them and not answering questions from the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For this type of show you would need to<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to buying copies of the script, you would need to purchase performance rights. This is the right to perform the murder mystery to an audience. Each performance requires payment of a licence to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ITM Games offer The Blood Arrow Murder as a show with a Comp\u00e8re that is suitable for fundraising events. Contact ITM Games<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a much more interactive murder mystery show, it is necessary to employ a group of actors who play the victims and suspects. They are able to learn the back story so they can fully interact with the audience and answer their questions. There are two ways to do this this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Firstly, you can hire your actors and buy a script to perform. Again, in addition to purchasing the script \u2013 a copy for each actor \u2013 you will need to purchase performance rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secondly, you can hire a company of actors that perform murder mystery events. They will have their own scripts, costumes and props and will be used to performing at these events.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA theatrical production.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A show with a Comp\u00e8re<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Actor led murder mystery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n